Learning Spanish – Part 8 – First Encounters in Mexico
In this article I want to talk about what happened to me during my early attempts at trying to communicate in Spanish with the native Spanish speaking peoples of Central America. After spending six weeks ploughing through a basic level Spanish text book and learning as much Spanish vocabulary as my memory would permit I thought I was ready to take on the Spanish language for real!!
I actually started my trip through the Americas in the U.S. I spent some time in San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego before heading south to the Mexican border on route to Tiajana. Although I didnt actually converse with anybody in Spanish in the U.S I did learn a lot about the Spanish conquest of this region before the English took over!
You might be wondering what that has to do with learning Spanish! Well, the point is that learning Spanish shouldnt just be about learning how to communicate in Spanish. One of the best ways to keep yourself enthused about your studies is to immerse yourself in all things Spanish. Learning about Spanish history for example and in my particular case about the Spanish conquest...